Ex-Texans DL coach Paul Pasqualoni resurfaces in Detroit

Ex-Texans DL coach Paul Pasqualoni resurfaces in Detroit

First George Godsey, now Paul Pasqualoni. The Detroit Lions have added their second former Houston Texans coach to Matt Patricia’s initial staff by hiring Paul Pasqualoni as the defensive line coach.

Pasqualoni served as the Texans’ defensive line coach in the 2015 season. That was J.J. Watt’s last healthy season and Pasqualoni helped guide him to first-team All-Pro status and 17.5 sacks. The longtime coach at Syracuse before bouncing around, Pasqualoni stepped down after one season to move back to the Boston area to be closer to his family. He was Boston College’s DL coach last season.

He joins Godsey, the Texans offensive coordinator (2015-16) and quarterbacks coach (2014) in Detroit. Godsey will coach the quarterbacks after initially being hired by the Lions as an unspecified defensive assistant.